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The original post on this thread was about Indian Temple Hair and Avoda Zara. As an industry insider I can tell you that Indian hair has flooded the market and it everywhere….. especially the naturally dark colors. South American, Mongolian, Uzbek, and Chinese are all labels you�ll find in the market, but it�s usually processed Indian hair even if the supplier swears otherwise. Once the Hair has been silicone coated, acid washed, colored, permed, Etc it�s impossible to know where the hair originated.
Whether you think/ believe/hold it�s AZ or not, it�s important to know that this industry is corrupt, and a wig is generally not what it is labeled.“The best wigs are not there to provoke, just to blend in and be less visible�”
Blend in with what?
�You are fooling yourself if you think you discovered a new problem which the poskim weren�t aware of.�
I don�t claim to have discovered a new problem, nor do I assume the rabbanim weren�t aware, I am only lamenting how far it has gone, and if indeed the woman�s wig hadn�t looked so natural, then perhaps nobody would have presumed she wasn�t covered in the first place.
As a shaitel macher for over 18 years I can say with certainty that the incredibly beautiful and well constructed wigs of today look nothing like the wigs of the 1930�s! We are fooling ourselves if we believe that a wig which looks �similar� to hair is the same as a wig which looks �exactly� like hair. Each story I hear about a woman who is wearing such a beautifully natural wig that has stirred up some talk or rumors because she appeared as if she wasn�t covering her hair ( as in the Mishpacha magazine article last week, or as the previous poster mentioned about the woman in prewar Europe) is clearly proving the concern about a natural hair wig possibly being problematic. When has it gone too far when we go out of our way to look as if we aren�t doing the mitzvah at all?! To some this may be more of a Hashkafic discussion rather than Halachik one. Just something to ponder….
I am not irritated! Thank you Dancingmom for sharing all of your information. Its serious food for thought.
I am a shaitel macher. I have been for over 18 years. I can attest to the back room corruption of this industry. The hair retailed to the public is often not what it�s labeled to be. The rabbanim know it. There is no public outcry by our leaders ( this was told to be directly by several rabbanim) because they feel that the Klal isn�t �up to� hearing the emes. They fear putting info out that they think the public cannot handle. It�s no mitzvah to do so. However there are many women who are �up to� hearing the emes and are very capable of modifying their current practices if given the opportunity. I am B�H one of those women. It�s a hard journey. It�s not for everyone. Making the info public will give an opportunity to the Klal to show their strength and resolve to grow. It�s not about �assuring,� it�s about giving chizuk and credit to those who are willing to be moser nefesh and make small or large changes to that end. Life here is a journey of growth. Not everyone is at the same stop, but keeping an open mind an accepting info even if it�s not what you are up to is part of propelling ourselves forward. May we all have the zechus to see our opportunities for growth without stepping on someone else�s along the way.